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KA-POW! Batman fights drug traffickers in Brazil

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A police officer jokes with a boy dressed as Batman, during a visit to a school by retired Brazilian police officer Andre Luiz Pinheiro, 50, who dresses up as Batman, in Taubate city in Sao Paulo state March 17, 2012. Pinheiro has been called to help police patrol the crime-ridden streets of Taubate, in Brazil. He was officially presented in the districts with the highest crime rates in Sao Paulo state. Police captain Warley Takeo, one of the policemen who decided to bring in the character to help them fight drug traffickers, said the measure would bring long-term benefits. Takeo said making a connection between the police and Batman would help children have a clearer idea of good and bad. Picture taken March 17. REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio (BRAZIL - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)
A police officer jokes with a boy dressed as Batman, during a visit to a school by retired Brazilian police officer Andre Luiz Pinheiro, 50, who dresses up as Batman, in Taubate city in Sao Paulo state March 17, 2012. Pinheiro has been called to help police patrol the crime-ridden streets of Taubate, in Brazil. He was officially presented in the districts with the highest crime rates in Sao Paulo state. Police captain Warley Takeo, one of the policemen who decided to bring in the character to help them fight drug traffickers, said the measure would bring long-term benefits. Takeo said making a connection between the police and Batman would help children have a clearer idea of good and bad. Picture taken March 17. REUTERS/Roosevelt Cassio (BRAZIL - Tags: CRIME LAW CIVIL UNREST ENTERTAINMENT SOCIETY)STRINGER/BRAZIL / Reuters

The Telegraph reports the Pinheiro said, "I will not actually battle crime. But I do think I am fighting crime in a preventive way, by helping these children to avoid becoming criminals. This is my job, this is my battle."

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